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Sugar Coat
Wild Adapter & Araiso Art Book
Kazuya Minekura Illustrations
Published by Cara Comics Special
Attributes - CD Rom , that
gives the book a hardback - Dust-Jacket
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Pages: |
121 ( + double pull out poster ) |
Colour: |
150 - oww oodles of colour |
B&W: |
16 - not really B&W, pink highlights |
Text info: |
Mostly in Japanese, but stuff in English |
Translation: |
Non really needed |
Size: |
Square A4 Large - Soft front, hardback |
Printed: |
2004 |
Cover: |
Soft (With hard back cover
for Drama CD) |
ISBN: |
4-19-960247-X |
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Review:
Owww, I've been waiting for this book for AGES, Released March
2004. This book is stuffed full of all those colour images, some not seen before
and the colour images that were turn to black and white in the manga volumes...
There is a spat at the beginning where there is only 1 image per double page,
the other side is taken up by image description or something, but it's in
Japanese so I don't know what it says, but this book is so huge it doesn't
really matter cause it's only for about 15 pages or something.
The CD-Rom is something rather sweet. The book it's self is soft
back, but there is a huge thick cardboard panel in the back that contains the
CD-Rom, making the book basically hard-back... The CR-Rom it's self contains
some Japanese, then it's on with the Flash goodies, Wallpapers (not as good as
your truly *laughs*), a few icons, message cards and 2 Screen savers
I couldn't get them to open through the flash file du to Language problems. If
you cant do it either, Open the CD so you can see all the files, go into
'CONTENTS' then, 'SCREENSAVER', double click on the zip files, then on the .exe
inside, it comes up with a preview, if it's like mine you get 2 choices that
both say '????????' click on the LEFT one, then once that's done just click yes,
and it takes you to your screensaver options... Wild Adapter is the only one
that doesn't come up with gobaldy-goop.
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Sugar Coat Excess
Wild Adapter & Araiso P.H.S.S.C.Executive
Committee
Kazuya Minekura
Presents
Published by ???
Attributes: Hard Back -
Dust-Jacket - Mat
illustrations
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Pages: |
112 |
Colour: |
112 |
B&W: |
0 |
Text info: |
English & Japanese |
Translation: |
Non needed |
Size: |
Larger than A4 |
Printed: |
2012 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
4-7580-3023-6 |
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Review:
This is full of all the steamy images that I had seen everywhere but not
in their clean form.
I was not disappointed with this book, ^_^
tbh, I think I like it more
than the original book :P
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ARAISO
Private High School Student Council, Executive Committee
OVA DVD Perfect Guide
By Kazuya Minekura
Published by Roman Album
Attributes: Dust-Jacket Cover (I think they may have had
something in the back but it's been ripped out, my copy is 2nd hand so I'm
not sure)
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Pages: |
93 (There should be about 95 but mine is
missing some pages in the back >_<) |
Colour: |
83 - 15 Image gallery, 17 OVA1, 16 OVA2, 10 chara Pages, 6 voiceover
interview, 2 school lay out, 2 interview1, 4 Interview2,
5 Merchandise, 5 Wild Adapter, 1 Content. |
B&W: |
10 - 2 inter OVA manga, 8 Skit Manga |
Text info: |
All in Japanese - Some English on titles and what not. |
Translation: |
Non that I know of right now. |
Size: |
A5 - it's not that big but it's one of the better film books I've come across. |
Printed: |
2002 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
4-19-720211-3 |
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Review:
This is a great little book, with original Minekura artwork,
infact the only real anime artwork we see is on the story explained pages, with numerous
of the best screen captures from the anime it's self, they aren't very big or
impressive, but if you haven't seen the anime then it's enough to make you buy
it, and if you have then there all the best bits... There is also screen shots
and original storyboarded for the Wild Adapter Music video that appears on the
DVD that has both OVA's on, and it's VERY drool worthy!
The image gallery is full of unsullied original image for the OVA, including
covers and numerous drama CD's.
There is also a skit kind of manga by Minekura, so if you want to see Tokito
dressed up as a Samaria or Kubota trying to do a Sanso impression then you have
to get this (or look in my galleries for it ^_^)
Well, I could sing this books praces all day... but I wont... Great book and
well worth it if you like Araiso ^_^ |
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Salty Dog I
Kazuya Minekura ILLUSTRATIONS
Published by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket - Matt
illustrations
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Pages: |
95 |
Colour: |
84 - All full colour images of Saiyuki and the Gaiden guys. 4 pages in
back strange illust and text |
B&W: |
11 - 3 Illust info - 8 Illust original sketches |
Text info: |
what text there is, is mostly English, apart from the last 4 pages in the
back. |
Translation: |
No Translation needed |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2003 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
4-7580-3000-6 |
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Review:
This book is just gorgeous!!! Nothing but images that will make
your mouth water, this book is released for the "Saiyuki Reloaded"
series, also contains lush images of "Saiyuki Gaiden"... The whole
book is presented with mat finish pages, and some images look a little blurry
but that just adds to the mood in this book...
There are a few images that appear in some of the unofficial books, but don't
worry there the good ones :P...
This another great
Art Book!!
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Salty Dog II
Kazuya Minekura ILLUSTRATIONS
Published by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket - Matt
illustrations
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Pages: |
95 |
Colour: |
84 - 55 Saiyuki / Reload / Gaiden illustration - 19 AAA Bus Gamer illustrations
- 6 misc illustration |
B&W: |
11 - 3 illust info - 8 original pencil sketches |
Text info: |
Mostly in Japanese, enough English to get by. |
Translation: |
Non needed |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2003 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
4-7580-3001-4 |
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Review:
This book isn't one of the better ones, but apart
from the images scanned to death, there are some wonderful one's I've never seen
before, along with the double paged one's I wont scan in... If your a fan of Bus
Gamer AAA then this is the art book for you, lot's of nice images, ones I even
like! The miscellaneous images are a little strange and I don't recognise the
chara.
All in all this book is alright to finish off a set, and well worth having if
your a fan... but I think I'm a little biast cause I love Wild Adapter to much
and there's non in this book... eek...
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Salty Dog III
Kazuya Minekura ILLUSTRATIONS
Published by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket - Matt
illustrations
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Pages: |
96 |
Colour: |
84 - Full page colour illustrations |
B&W: |
12 - 3 illust info, 8 sketches of colour illust, 1 book info |
Text info: |
English & Japanese |
Translation: |
Non needed |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2005 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
4-7580-3004-9 |
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Review:
This book is nothing BUT Saiyuki ^_^ all those images from the
end sequences are in this book!... well most of them anyhow... This book is
another gem in the collection and if you have the others then you have to get
this one as well ^_^
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Salty Dog IV
Kazuya Minekura ILLUSTRATIONS
Published by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket - Matt
illustrations |
Pages: |
96 |
Colour: |
86 - Full page colour illustrations |
B&W: |
10 - Illustration sketch's & Image info |
Text info: |
English & Japanese |
Translation: |
Non needed |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2006 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
4-7580-3009-X |
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Review:
This is a nice book for any Hakkai/Gojyo nut like me *big grin*
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Salty Dog
V
Kazuya Minekura ILLUSTRATIONS
Published by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket - Matt
illustrations
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Pages: |
96 |
Colour: |
96 |
B&W: |
- |
Text info: |
English & Japanese |
Translation: |
Non needed |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2008 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
4-7580-3010-6 |
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Review:
Saiyuki Reload and Saiyuki Gaiden, there isnt any other manga images in
here.
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Salty Dog
VI
Kazuya Minekura ILLUSTRATIONS
Published by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket - Matt
illustrations
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Pages: |
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Colour: |
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B&W: |
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Text info: |
English & Japanese |
Translation: |
Non needed |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2009 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
475803012X |
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Review:
No review yet, or in the foreseeable future due to being very skint
>_<
But by the cover, hopefully it's Gaiden heavy ^_^
PS: if anyone can fill me in on the
information I'm missing or a Review of the book, I would be very
grateful ^_^
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Salty Dog VII
Kazuya Minekura ILLUSTRATIONS
Published by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket - Matt
illustrations
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Pages: |
97 |
Colour: |
97 |
B&W: |
- |
Text info: |
English & Japanese |
Translation: |
Non needed |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2012 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
4-7580-3022-9 |
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Review:
Mostly Saiyuki, and Saiyuki Gaiden, a few Honeycomb and BUS Gamer
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Salty Dog VIII
Kazuya Minekura ILLUSTRATIONS
Published by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket - Mat
illustrations
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Pages: |
96 |
Colour: |
96 |
B&W: |
- |
Text info: |
English & Japanese |
Translation: |
Non needed |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2013 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
4-75803024-3 |
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Review:
Saiyuki Reload Blast, Saiyuki Gaiden, Saiyuki Ibun, a few Honeycomb and
about 4 others.
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Backgammon
Illustrations by Kazuya Minekura
Published by ENIX
Attributes: Dust-Jacket, Gold Embossing on name.
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Pages: |
94 |
Colour: |
64 |
B&W: |
30 - 17 chara Design - 4 illustration
info - 2 artist review? |
Text
info: |
All in Japanese, some English titles and
names. |
Translation: |
Nope and not needed. |
Size: |
A4 - Large |
Printed: |
1998 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
4-87025-362-3 |
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Review:
When I first got this book I thought that it only
contained images from Saiyuki, and it does to a majority but has most of the
best ones in glorious full page colour, It also contains images from Minekura's
other Manga's... " Wild Adapter ", " Bus Gamer ",
"Just!" and a few
other miscellaneous images and sketches that I could not identify. The full
colour images are either full singly or double spread, with 3 pages of little
colour sketches. The chara rough sketches are beautiful and detailed, all action
poses and artist thoughts not just normal standing and face sketches that can be
boring... All pages are high quality even the images on the covers I've counted
as colour because they are of such high standards not normally seen are also
inside the book. Also some of these images are a little Shonen-ai, mostly
dealing with "Wild Adapter" and about 3 other images that I couldn't
identify but are wonderful!.
Click HERE
for more of my ranting about this book and it's relation to Weiss Kreuz.
Also this book is now 1 of 3 Illustrated Backgammon books... Umm I guess the
artist must like the game?
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Backgammon 2
Illustrations by
Kazuya Minekura
Published by ENIX
Attributes: Dust-Jacket, Silver Embossing on
name
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Pages: |
88 |
Colour: |
64 - Nothing but illustrations ^_~ |
B&W: |
24 - 17 Illustration Sketches, 4 Illust
info, 2 Minekura words, 1 blog |
Text info: |
All in Japanese, some English titles and names. |
Translation: |
Nope and not needed. |
Size: |
A4 - Large |
Printed: |
2000 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
4-7575-0190-0 |
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Review:
This book is not as good as the first, on a level that
it's almost totally Saiyuki images that have been scanned to death on the
internet... BUT, that is not to say that this book is not really really nice!
And there are a few illustration that I haven't seen about, again another
beautifully presented book that just oozes inspiration. It has a few images from
"Bus Gamer AAA" and 2 I couldn't recognize. The sketches for the
colour illustrations are something that you don't see very often.
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Backgammon 3
Illustrations by
Kazuya Minekura
Published by ENIX
Attributes: Dust-Jacket, Blue metallic Embossing on name.
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Pages: |
88 |
Colour: |
64 - This is also taking into account all the Black & White images
like on the cover's. all full colour panels. |
B&W: |
24 - 18 sketches - 6 image info and stuff |
Text info: |
What there is of it is in Japanese, but there is very little text. |
Translation: |
Non needed |
Size: |
A4 - Large - Hardback |
Printed: |
2001 |
Cover: |
Hard |
ISBN: |
4-7575-0426-8 |
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Review:
This is much like the other 2 books with
more wonderful imaged for us to gorp at ^_^, this book also contains more BUS
Gamer images as well as some misc imaged that are really pretty... The sketches
are a little better than in other books but some look like they have been scanned
or photocopied on really dodgy excitement, that or it's a copyright thing :P but
if you liked the others then you will like this one to ^_^
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Backgammon Remix
Illustrations by
Kazuya Minekura
Published by ???
Attributes: Reads Left to Right - Soft Back - Dust-Jacket
cover - Mostly in English
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Pages: |
68 |
Colour: |
68 - All pages are full colour |
B&W: |
- - There are B&W images but hell, they are so good that I
didnt count um ^_^ |
Text info: |
Nearly all of it is in English |
Translation: |
Non really needed - apart from you have to be fluent in 'Engrish' *grin* |
Size: |
A4 - Landscape |
Printed: |
2004 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
4-7580-3002-2 |
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Review:
Like the title suggest, this is a mix of all the better images
from the whole Backgammon Artbook trilogy... There aren't any new images in this
book, and most of them are defaced by the 'Backgammon Remix' Logo. Also, almost
half the pages are taken up with nothing but the 'Backgammon Remix' Logo on a
blank page, I think this is so you can remove certain images and frame them or
something. It's also not Hardback, with I really like about the other books.
On the brighter side, it does contain images that in the original books were
spoiled by being double spread, also their is quite a lot of text in this edition,
mostly random saying, some new character lines and the like, the only let down
is that most of it is in Engrish, not English, and a little difficult to
understand, but lets face it most of us couldn't do half a good a job in
Japanese ^_^
This book contains mostly Saiyuki images, with about 1 for each of Minekur's
other works.
This book is for those that dont already own any of the other
Backgammon book, or for those crazy like me... ^_^
So if ya gonna just buy ONE Minekura art book, then this is the one to get with
most of the best images!
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Visual Complete Saiyuki
(Saiyuki Requiem - The Movie)
Artist:
Kazuya Minekura
Published by ENIX
Attributes. Dust-Jacket, double Poster pull-out, 2 pull out
postcards - Both not included in Page listings below.
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Pages: |
88 |
Colour: |
56 - 5 Kazuya illustrations, 45 anime stills, 5
anime illustrations |
B&W: |
32 - 4 interview with Kazuya, 5 Kazuya's
works in the anime, 12 interviews with staff and VA, 4 chara design, 5
set design, 2 credits |
Text info: |
Mostly Japanese, some English for titles. |
Translation: |
nope. |
Size: |
HUGE A4 |
Printed: |
2001 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
4-7575-0579-5 |
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Review:
This is more of an Anime Companion, this books anime stills are LARGE, considering the size
of the book there are 8 anime stills to a page the common being only 4 or 5 per
page with very little writing with NO annoying overlapping and is easy to follow
layout, also there isn't any nasty images from the anime, all are basically
illustrations in them selves. With most Manga to Anime, this one does not fall
pray to butchering the chara design by the original artist. The illustrations
for the Anime are also true to the original manga art if a little more block
filled and shaded, they are still wonderful...The interviews are all in Japanese,
But Kazuya's works in the movie black and white pages are interesting, from
Kazuya's own hand drawn story-board and notes to what they look like in the
anime... A wonderful book.!
Personal Review: I'm such a materialistic whor when it comes to
Big, shinny and in full colour... But who can blame me, this book just knocks
the socks off any other art book I have that's really an Anime companion... well
worth anyone to have a look at...
Saiyuki is the grown up version of Weiss Kreus as far as artwork goes... a must
for anyone into Saiyuki or really strange manga's that never seem to make it big
:P
The Review of the Chinese dub of the Movie on DVD is HERE
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Saiyuki Official Guide Book
Artist:
Kazuya Minekura
Published by ENIX
Attributes: Dust-Jacket, double pull out poster of Son Goku
from the back cover (shown)
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Pages: |
96 |
Colour: |
40 - 20 chara illus, 13 anime stills, 7 merchandise. |
B&W: |
56 - 16 chara design, 5 interview, 4
funny manga thingis, 6 umm Saiyuuki things *shrug*, 24 Scenario for the OVA, 1
staff |
Text info: |
Mostly Japanese, enough English to help with the Black and
White classification above. |
Translation: |
nope |
Size: |
18.5cm x 26.5 - 30 page comic book size |
Printed: |
2000 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
4-7575-02397-7 |
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Review:
There are some lovely chara illustrations... The anime
stills are not as good as the book above, but again no annoying overlapping and
the cells are numbered so that there easy to follow... The merchandising pages
are fun though and I always like this little insight into other cultures and for
any truly obsessed Otaku to know what they haven't got in their collection.
Good, but typical, black and white chara design. The interview with Kazuya has
some interesting photos of where I assume the artist works... The rest of the
Black and white pages are basically redundant unless you can read Japanese, but
there are some interesting little illustrations. Still a nice book but not for
the casual all-rounder anime otaku.
PS: Also... You find out in this book that the English way to
spell the title is " Saiyuki " but in
this Japanese book it's spelt *Saiyuuki*... Just
I know what missing a vowel out of a name where it's really not that important
can piss off some true blue Otaku's! ^_~
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Saiyuki Official Fan
(OVA) Book 1
(TV Anime Gensomaden Saiyuki Official Funbook)
Artist:
Kazuya Minekura
Published by ENIX
Attributes: Dust-Jacket With
illustrations of Genjo Sanzo & Son Goku on the Dust-Jackets over folds (not
shown), also different images on the front and back cover to the fly lea in
mat silver.
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Pages: |
94
- This book has a "Content" page I can read so I'm using that ^_^ |
Colour: |
[info below] |
B&W: |
[info below] |
Text info: |
Mostly Japanese, some English to
get by. |
Translation: |
Nope |
Size: |
18.5cm x 26.5 - 30 page comic book size |
Printed: |
2000 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
4-7575-0334-2 |
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Review:
This book might be nicer if I could understand it...
Other than that it's not that bad, the illustrations are good, of the episode's
are a little confusing and for anyone who hasn't seen it will be mightily
confused but still it's not all that bad... the 2nd book (below) has more
promise... Still it has nice full page illustrations from the anime and the
manga... Not much that you can't get from the content above :P
*** = Was worth what I spent but if I lost it I wouldn't
care - For the Hardened fan only. |
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Content |
Colour? B&W? |
Brief Description... |
2 |
Illustration Gallery |
Colour |
Full page colour of Anime Illustrations. |
11 |
Character Profile |
Colour |
Double pages on main cast, then all the other cast members. |
26 |
Relation Cart |
Colour |
Cast members and there relationship to one another. also
promo posters |
29 |
Story Digest |
Colour |
Snap shots and info about the TV episodes, 1 to 22 |
56 |
Opening |
Colour |
Snapshots, plus Lyrics to song and additional song info |
58 |
Ending |
Colour |
Snapshots, plus Lyrics to song and additional song info |
60 |
Voice Actors Interview |
Colour |
Picks and interviews with Voice cast |
65 |
Animation material |
B&W |
Sketches of all the Chara and Backgrounds. |
80 |
Saiyuki goods Album |
B&W |
Merchandising! mostly book's and Multi media |
82 |
Love Matching test |
B&W |
Umm couldn't make sense of this. |
85 |
Author of Saiyuki |
B&W |
Another Interview, with some nice illust, then
some strange comic thing? |
94 |
Main staff & Cast List |
B&W |
self explanatory. |
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Saiyuki Official Fan
(OVA) Book 2
(TV Anime Gensomaden Saiyuki Official Funbook 2)
Artist:
Kazuya Minekura
Published by ENIX
Attributes: Dust-Jacket With
illustrations of Sha Gojyo & Cho Hakkai on the Dust-Jackets over folds (not
shown) and gold trim... Double sided pull out poster of Anime Main Chara and Genjo Sanzo
from the back of (Visual Complete, above) with white background.
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Pages: |
96 - another
"Contents" page I can read, lucky me! :P |
Colour: |
[info below] |
B&W: |
[info below] |
Text info: |
Mostly Japanese, some English to
get by. |
Translation: |
Nope |
Size: |
18.5cm x 26.5 - 30 page comic book size |
Printed: |
2001 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
4-7575-0452-7 |
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Review:
oww... This book has images of the main cast as Children
as well as what they look like a few years down the line... also some Gaiden
images, what they looked like 500 years ago! Again this book is probably exhalent if you can
read Japanese otherwise you just drool over the images... Again a mix of Manga
and Anime... Umm well that's it... I guess you have to also read the review for
the first book above ^_~
*** = Was worth what I spent but if I lost it I wouldn't
care - For the Hardened fan only. |
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Page |
Content |
Colour? B&W? |
Brief Description... |
6 |
Character Profile |
Colour |
Double Pages on Main cast, Also all the other
cast members. |
19 |
Story Digest |
Colour |
Episodes 22 to 50 |
48 |
Opening & Ending |
Colour |
Different Images that the book above, no Lyrics. |
49 |
Animation Materials |
B&W |
Just a few sketches of the main cast, concentrating
more on the other cast this time, V-Nice |
58 |
Special Side Story |
B&W |
All written in Japanese >_< |
62 |
Kazuya Minekura Interview |
B&W |
All written in Japanese >_< Some nice
little illust with it though |
65 |
Art Gallery |
Colour |
Full page illustrations of main cast, mostly
Anime in look |
79 |
Hayato Date Interview |
Colour & B&W |
mostly Text |
83 |
Voice Actor Interview |
B&W |
Some photos mostly Text |
86 |
Character Fortune-telling |
B&W |
Text based again |
88 |
Encyclopaedia Saiyuki |
B&W |
What I got this bit off :P also Cast and Staff
listings |
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Saiyuki Reload
(TV Anime Vol 1)
Original Artist: Kazuya Minekura
Printed by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket cover, glossy
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Pages: |
79 |
Colour: |
48 - 21 chara info, 3 title & end info, 12 '1-11' episode info, 6
story boards, 6 voice actors |
B&W: |
31 - 6 manga snippets, 4 interview with Minekura, 5 interview with director,
11 storyboard, 3 merchandise, 1 book info |
Text info: |
All in Japanese. |
Translation: |
None really needed |
Size: |
A4 small |
Printed: |
2004 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
4-7580-5065-1 |
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Review:
This isn't really the worlds most exiting Artbooks...
and I suggest for the loony hardened fans only... It's very pretty and the chara
pages are great. Full gloss pages and thick black & white pages...
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Saiyuki Reload
(TV Anime Vol 2)
Original Artist: Kazuya Minekura
Printed by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket cover, glossy
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Pages: |
80 |
Colour: |
48 |
B&W: |
32 |
Text info: |
All in Japanese. |
Translation: |
none |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2004 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
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Review:
This book has interviews with the Voice cast (mutters about them being the
best) it would be nice to know what it say's but I cant speak
Japanese... Then it launches into episode synopsis, there are some story
boards for the anime and at the end some nice merchandise pages, just so
you can drool over what it's almost impossible to get :P
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Saiyuki Reload Gunlock
(TV Anime Vol 1)
Original Artist: Kazuya Minekura
Printed by ???
Attributes: Dust-Jacket cover, glossy
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80 |
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Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2004 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
4-7580-5109-7 |
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Review:
This book launches into episode synopsis, there are some interviews
I think with cast and crew and then there are some story boards for the
anime and at the end some nice merchandise pages, just so you can drool
over what it's almost impossible to get :P
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Saiyuki Anime Chara Design
Series 1
Printed by - Movic ~ Pierrot Project
Attributes: non |
Pages: |
72 |
Colour: |
non |
B&W: |
72 - all single sided line sketches |
Text info: |
non |
Translation: |
footnotes all in Japanese |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2000 |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
these books tend to have non |
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Review:
This book has nothing to do with Minekura, All this book contains is the
chara sketches for the anime, single sided pages with line sketches...
umm.. that's about all I can really say, apart from the sketches arnt
that good >_<
There are other artbooks like this... I dont have them
Series
2 version
Requiem
Movie Version
There is also another version of series 1... I think it's
the same, only it's a green background instead of brown *here*
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Saiyubito
Saiyuki Series Perfect
Guide
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Pages: |
112 |
Colour: |
14 - Chara Pages |
B&W: |
98 |
Text info: |
All in Japanese |
Translation: |
Really needs one >_< |
Size: |
A4 |
Printed: |
2005 - by I D C |
Cover: |
Soft |
ISBN: |
4-7580-5166-6 |
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Review:
This book really is for the hardend fans only, or those that can
read Japanese...
There are very few new images, the first part of the black & white
section is filled with the manga synopsis, I think it's mostly Saiyuki
Reload that it's covering (not to sure cant read it >_<) then there
is lots of text about the storyline by Minekura, then there are about 19
pages of sketches, I think some of these might appear in other artbooks,
not terrably sure... and to finish off there are more pages with text that
I cant even hope to understand. there is also a few paged on what Minekura
has released and when...
Again... this is only for those
insane enough to want everything Minekura does :P |
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Bane's Art Book
Reviews - Saiyuki.co.uk -
BaneHuntress.co.uk |
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